messages to the Pauline Family
Dear sisters and brothers,
in those days we thought about our identity Pauline, spurred by the theme of the General Chapter IX: " Rekindle the gift you received. Creative fidelity to one hundred years of the Pauline charism. "
We had further confirmation of the wealth of being Pauline Family: your neighborhood, your support, your prayers have accompanied our work. We also became aware large and small experiences that make us grow in the world as brothers and sisters. For this we thank the Lord and all of you.
At the same time, we realized that there is still a long way to go before the full realization of the project of our Father Founder, Blessed James Alberione, fifty years ago made it clear during the course of spiritual exercises for a month Pauline first, held here Ariccia. He acknowledges that "Divine Providence, next to the Society of St. Paul, gave birth to" the various institutes of the Pauline Family, each with the government, legislation, administration and their particular apostolate. Blessed Alberione insists that "All schools considered together form Pauline Family. All institutions have a common origin. All institutions have a common spirit. All institutes have converged purposes "(UPS, III, 185). With regard to you, brothers and sisters Pauline Institutes of Consecrated Life Secular, we renewed awareness of your importance and specificity in the Pauline Family, and our responsibility as you are "own work" of the Society of St. Paul.
With love we want to improve our walk with you.
We also thanked God for you, members and supporters of the Association of Pauline Cooperators, for your lay vocation within the mission of the Pauline Family. The Lord
aid to walk with you with enthusiasm and cooperation.
Our Superiors General have decided to live together in 2014 as the centenary of the beginning of the Pauline Family. " We want this anniversary to help us all along:
- fully understand the charisma to be the Pauline Family as the Lord has willed by our founder,
- boost cooperation in the complementarity of our apostolate apostolic;
- until he reached a complete plan of the new evangelization, "as Pauline Family, starting from a common origin and spirituality, is the realization of the convergence of purpose is so dear to Alberione. The Lord
accompany us on this journey and, in creative fidelity to our founder, we may be able to "do something for the people of today" together, progressing a little each day.
Ariccia (Rome), May 14, 2010
THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL CHAPTER IX SSP
Dear sisters and brothers,
in those days we thought about our identity Pauline, spurred by the theme of the General Chapter IX: " Rekindle the gift you received. Creative fidelity to one hundred years of the Pauline charism. "
We had further confirmation of the wealth of being Pauline Family: your neighborhood, your support, your prayers have accompanied our work. We also became aware large and small experiences that make us grow in the world as brothers and sisters. For this we thank the Lord and all of you.
At the same time, we realized that there is still a long way to go before the full realization of the project of our Father Founder, Blessed James Alberione, fifty years ago made it clear during the course of spiritual exercises for a month Pauline first, held here Ariccia. He acknowledges that "Divine Providence, next to the Society of St. Paul, gave birth to" the various institutes of the Pauline Family, each with the government, legislation, administration and their particular apostolate. Blessed Alberione insists that "All schools considered together form Pauline Family. All institutions have a common origin. All institutions have a common spirit. All institutes have converged purposes "(UPS, III, 185). With regard to you, brothers and sisters Pauline Institutes of Consecrated Life Secular, we renewed awareness of your importance and specificity in the Pauline Family, and our responsibility as you are "own work" of the Society of St. Paul.
With love we want to improve our walk with you.
We also thanked God for you, members and supporters of the Association of Pauline Cooperators, for your lay vocation within the mission of the Pauline Family. The Lord
aid to walk with you with enthusiasm and cooperation.
Our Superiors General have decided to live together in 2014 as the centenary of the beginning of the Pauline Family. " We want this anniversary to help us all along:
- fully understand the charisma to be the Pauline Family as the Lord has willed by our founder,
- boost cooperation in the complementarity of our apostolate apostolic;
- until he reached a complete plan of the new evangelization, "as Pauline Family, starting from a common origin and spirituality, is the realization of the convergence of purpose is so dear to Alberione. The Lord
accompany us on this journey and, in creative fidelity to our founder, we may be able to "do something for the people of today" together, progressing a little each day.
Ariccia (Rome), May 14, 2010
THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL CHAPTER IX SSP
From: paulus.net